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Prepaid Expenses - Detailed Information about Prepaid Expenses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Current prepayments [abstract] |  |  |
Prepaid taxes | $ 38,672 | $ 39,153 |
Prepaid commissions | 5,297 | 4,649 |
Prepaid rent | 7,479 | 6,707 |
Prepaid insurance | 207 | 772 |
Prepaid other | 19,896 | 33,524 |
Total prepaid expenses | 71,551 | 84,805 |
Current | 45,421 | 58,407 | $ 48,667
Non-current | 26,130 | 26,398 |
Prepaid expenses | $ 71,551 | $ 84,805 |

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